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[K2EWB]

Thanks for the Info Bernie.

leon,  (K2EWB)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bernie McClenny, W3UR" <bernie at dailydx.com>
To: "The Daily DX mailing list" <dailydx at kkn.net>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 6:07 AM
Subject: [The Daily DX] Update - Cezar is SAFE! - VY0V DX Cluster Spot by 
W3HQ - SOS March 31 0219z


>
> Looks like a good ending to the VY0V/VE3LYC, Cezar, story!
> Bernie, W3UR
>
> Please forward this or publish as needed to inform all concerned.
>
> At 9:45PM CDT/0245z April 2, I spoke by phone with Cezar VY0V/VE3LYC's
> wife Lucy.
> Lucy had convinced RCMP that an air rescue was needed because the ground
> team was way
> overdue. She said the 2 man ground rescue team arrived (after 27 hours)
> about the same time the twin otter plane did around 8PM local. Cezar
> called Lucy upon arrival back in Fort Severn, about 120km from East Pen
> Is. NA-231. One of the two guides who took Cezar to the island was
> aboard the plane to assist in exact location. He was one of the two who
> abandoned Cezar approximately 8am on Tuesday, saying they had business
> back in the village of Ft. Severn and would return. Cezar put out his
> SOS for Rescue Wednesday afternoon after they didn't return after 38
> hours and he had run out of generator fuel, had no fire, battery running
> low for radio, rain and wind howling.
>
> A good ending to a really tense time!
>
> Skip W5GAI
> Austin, TX
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